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Former NY Mayor Bill de Blasio poised to run for Congress, announces exploratory committee

NEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Wednesday he’s mulling a run for an open congressional seat that’s drawn big interest from a number of local politicians looking to take a step up into federal government.

Tribune News Service

New York AG opens investigation on social media companies after Buffalo shooting

The investigations will focus on platforms that may have been used to stream, promote or plan the attack.

Axios

It’s Gonna Be All Right, Taylor Swift Tells NYU Graduates at Commencement

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift received an honorary doctorate from New York University on Wednesday and told graduates that everything would be all right, echoing the sentiments of her hit single "Shake It Off." The 32-year-old urged students to make the most of their choices. "Life can be heavy - especially if…

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New York Attorney General to investigate social media platforms that hosted footage of Buffalo massacre

Officials will probe how Twitch, 4chan, 8chan and Discord were used to ‘discuss and amplify’ plans for mass shooting in Black neighbourhood

The Independent UK

US Charges Chinese Agents, American Citizen with Spying

The United States said Wednesday it had charged four Chinese intelligence officers with helping an American citizen spy on prominent critics of China. Together all five conspired to silence Chinese dissidents, pro-democracy activists and human rights leaders, New York prosecutors said in a statement. The US citizen -- 73-year-old Shujun…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jets sign rookie WR Garrett Wilson

Garrett Wilson officially became a member of the New York Jets after inking his rookie contract Wednesday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Taylor Swift receives honorary degree from NYU, describes her journey in commencement speech at Yankee Stadium

NEW YORK — She’s feeling ’22.

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Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio exploring run for US House

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he’s considering a run for Congress after a legal battle over the state’s political maps opened up a seat in Brooklyn

The Independent UK

Buffalo shooting followed tripling of gun sales in 30 years, ATF figures reveal

Federal agency reports annual sales rose to 11.5m in 2016, while suspect bought rifle legally despite murder-suicide threat

The Guardian - US

Cannabis Regulatory Update: New York, Nebraska, Ohio, Louisiana & Poland

NY Bill Stimulating Business To Utilize Hemp For Industrial Purposes Heads To Gov. Hochul The bill that seeks to stimulate hemp use in packaging, construction and other industrial purposes got the green light from the New York Senate and Assembly.

Benzinga

This New York State Senator Just Presented 2 New Cannabis Bills: Grow Your Own And Medical Marijuana For Out-Of-State Visitors

Senator Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester) announced Wednesday a package of two cannabis bills designed to lay additional groundwork for the future of legalized cannabis in New York State.

Benzinga

New York Report: Hemp Farmers Begin Cannabis Cultivation, Assembly Bill Pushes Hemp For Industrial & Packaging Use

New York's Senate and Assembly passed a bill to encourage businesses to use hemp materials for packaging, construction and other industrial purposes and will send it to Gov.

Benzinga

Happy is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person?

She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City

The Independent UK

NY agency files discrimination complaint against Amazon

A state agency in New York has filed an administrative complaint against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant discriminated against pregnant and disabled workers by denying them “reasonable accommodations” and forcing them to take unpaid leave

The Independent UK

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Los Angeles Times

LA is doing much better than New York with new coronavirus wave. Can it last?

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County is doing significantly better than New York City so far in this latest spring wave of omicron cases, and officials remain hopeful that California can avoid the significant increases in coronavirus hospitalizations seen on the East Coast.

The Guardian - UK

Picasso, Monet and Cézanne lead the way in $400m New York art auction

Ten works sell for more than $10m each in sale featuring giants of art, also including Gauguin and Magritte

The Independent UK

Buffalo is latest mass shooting by gunman wearing body armor

When a shooter attacked a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, over the weekend, its security guard tried to stop him

USA Today Sports Media Group

Report: John Mara ‘not happy’ Giants are playing on Rosh Hashanah

New York Giants co-owner John Mara is angry with the NFL for scheduling the team's Week 3 game on Rosh Hashanah.

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France 24

Republicans and Democrats spar over who's to blame for racist Buffalo killings

IN THE PAPERS – Wednesday, May 18: After a White supremacist killed 10 Black residents of Buffalo, New York, various op-ed pieces in major American newspapers show that both Republicans and Democrats are accused of exploiting racial violence for political gain. We also take a look at Democratic candidate John…

Daily Mirror

Kim Kardashian slammed by Marilyn Monroe’s dress designer after wearing gown to Met Gala

Kim Kardashian hit the headlines when she arrived at the Met Gala in New York wearing the iconic embellished dress, made famous by Marilyn Monroe who wore the gown to serenade US President John F. Kennedy in 1962

The Times of India

India will produce champions the day parents give more emphasis on sports: Kapil

NEW YORK: Cricket legend Kapil Dev feels the day Indian parents start giving more emphasis on sports, the country will produce more champions across disciplines.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Lagging flags: Opportunities to flag Buffalo shooter came and went

An unseen flag signifies nothing: Ships at sea don’t hoist their flags below deck. The same rule applies, or should, to the red flags codified by New York’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law, whereby people, including teachers and family members, can petition a court to signal law enforcement and firearm…

Evening Standard

Joe Biden condemns white supremacy as a ‘poison’ after Buffalo shooting

US President Joe Biden condemned white supremacy as a “poison running through our body politic” as he paid tributes to victims of the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

The Independent UK

Monet’s Le Grand Canal et Santa Maria della Salute sells at Sotheby’s for record £45m

The piece has joined a series of Monet masterworks that have sold for more than £40.1m in consecutive New York sales at Sotheby’s

The Independent UK

‘He was making fun of these motherf***ers’: Why George Carlin’s radical underdog comedy is still so relevant

Fourteen years after his death, the iconoclastic comedian’s material regularly goes viral on social media. Kevin E G Perry talks to Carlin’s daughter Kelly, his manager Jerry Hamza and director Judd Apatow about new documentary ‘George Carlin’s American Dream’ and why the taboo-busting stand-up is still having the last laugh

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